# Particle appearance

> Resources for configuring particle appearance and particle rendering.

Resources for configuring particle appearance and particle rendering.

| **Topic**                                                                                                               | **Description**                                                                                                                       |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Particle size](/engine/6000.6/manual/particle-size.md)                                                                 | Understand how the Particle System can change a particle's size based on its speed or lifetime.                                       |
| [Particle color](/engine/6000.6/manual/particle-color.md)                                                               | Understand how the Particle System can change a particle's color based on its speed or lifetime.                                      |
| [Particle lights and trails](/engine/6000.6/manual/particle-lights-trails.md)                                           | Understand how the Particle System can render lights and trails to particle effects.                                                  |
| [Particle rendering and shading](/engine/6000.6/manual/particle-rendering-shading.md)                                   | Understand how the Particle System determines how a particle’s image or Mesh is transformed, shaded and overdrawn by other particles. |
| [Particle animation](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/configuring-particles/particle-animation.md) | Use particle animation to convey actions or movements, for example flickering flames.                                                 |

## Additional resources

* [Size Over Lifetime Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-size-over-life-module.md)
* [Size By Speed Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-size-by-speed-module.md)
* [Color Over Lifetime Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-color-over-life-module.md)
* [Color By Speed Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-color-by-speed-module.md)
* [Lights Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-lights-module.md)
* [Trails Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-trails-module.md)
* [Renderer Module reference](/engine/6000.6/manual/visual-effects/particle-systems/particle-system-modules/part-sys-renderer-module.md)